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Weather Records on 24 April 1908

21 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 24 April 1908. Highest significance: Oxford, GB.

Key Facts for 24 April 1908

  • On 24 April 1908, 21 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 3 were record highs and 11 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 3 monthly and 18 daily.
  • Oxford set a monthly record low maximum temperature of 1.3 C (34.3 F) on 24 April 1908.
  • Across 168 earlier years (1799 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 442 records.

Record Map

21 stations
Weather records on 24 April 1908 21 station records on 24 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
21 station records on 24 April 1908 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 24 April 1908: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
OxfordUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature1.3 C (34.3 F)43 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation99.6 mm (3.9 in)35 of 100 (Notable)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature3.2 C (37.8 F)33 of 100 (Routine)
Madison Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation32.5 mm (1.3 in)31 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low maximum temperature4.7 C (40.5 F)23 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)AustraliaRecord low maximum temperature16.1 C (61.0 F)19 of 100 (Routine)
ArmaghUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-4.3 C (24.3 F)17 of 100 (Routine)
GalwayIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-2.2 C (28.0 F)16 of 100 (Routine)
VestervigDenmarkRecord daily precipitation14.9 mm (0.6 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Winnipeg St Johns CollCanadaRecord daily precipitation15.5 mm (0.6 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low minimum temperature-3.9 C (25.0 F)14 of 100 (Routine)
Dubuque RiverUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation23.4 mm (0.9 in)12 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature8.0 C (46.4 F)10 of 100 (Routine)
Stornoway AirportUnited KingdomRecord low maximum temperature3.9 C (39.0 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
La Crosse Wb CityUnited StatesRecord daily precipitation25.9 mm (1.0 in)7 of 100 (Routine)
Toledo BladeUnited StatesRecord high minimum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
Ilulissat (Jakobshavn)Greenland [Denmark]Record high minimum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)4 of 100 (Routine)
Oran-Hopital MilitaireAlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Dublin Phoenix ParkIrelandRecord low minimum temperature-0.3 C (31.5 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Cleveland 2717 EuclidUnited StatesRecord high maximum temperature26.1 C (79.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

21 records
Records on 24 April 1908 by type Records set or tied on 24 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 7. 02468Highest daily maximum: 1Lowest daily maximum: 6Highest daily minimum: 2Lowest daily minimum: 5Heaviest daily rainfall: 7Heaviest daily snowfall: 0Deepest snow cover: 0Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 24 April 1908 by type: Highest daily maximum 1, Lowest daily maximum 6, Highest daily minimum 2, Lowest daily minimum 5, Heaviest daily rainfall 7.
Records on 24 April 1908 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum1
Lowest daily maximum6
Highest daily minimum2
Lowest daily minimum5
Heaviest daily rainfall7
Heaviest daily snowfall0
Deepest snow cover0
Records on 24 April 1908 by timescale Records on 24 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 18. 05101520all-time: 0monthly: 3daily: 18all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 24 April 1908 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 3, daily 18.
Records on 24 April 1908 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly3
daily18

How Much Records Were Beaten By

18 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 April 1908 Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.5. Ties are not counted. 051015200 to 10: 1610 to 20: 120 to 30: 030 to 40: 040 to 50: 10 to 1010 to 2020 to 3030 to 4040 to 50
Margins by which the 18 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 44.5. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 24 April 1908
MarginRecords
0 to 1016
10 to 201
20 to 300
30 to 400
40 to 501

Top 20 by Significance

24 April 1908
Top 20 records on 24 April 1908 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
24 April 1908Oxford, GBmonthly low max1.3 C (34.3 F)0.7 C (1.3 F)78 years43 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1908Montgomery Wb City, USdaily rain99.6 mm (3.9 in)44.5 mm (1.8 in)29 years35 of 100 (Notable)
24 April 1908Armagh, GBmonthly low max3.2 C (37.8 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)46 years33 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Madison Wb City, USdaily rain32.5 mm (1.3 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)27 years31 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEmonthly low max4.7 C (40.5 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years23 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Nordby (Fano), DKdaily rain12.2 mm (0.5 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)5 years20 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Sydney (Observatory Hill), AUdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)37 years19 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Armagh, GBdaily low min-4.3 C (24.3 F)2.7 C (4.9 F)5 years17 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Galway, IEdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)23 years16 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Vestervig, DKdaily rain14.9 mm (0.6 in)4.0 mm (0.16 in)5 years15 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Winnipeg St Johns Coll, CAdaily rain15.5 mm (0.6 in)5.3 mm (0.21 in)14 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low min-3.9 C (25.0 F)2.8 C (5.0 F)2 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Dubuque River, USdaily rain23.4 mm (0.9 in)8.2 mm (0.32 in)4 years12 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low min8.0 C (46.4 F)1.0 C (1.8 F)4 years10 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Stornoway Airport, GBdaily low max3.9 C (39.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2 years7 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908La Crosse Wb City, USdaily rain25.9 mm (1.0 in)3.5 mm (0.14 in)1 year7 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Toledo Blade, USdaily high min15.0 C (59.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), GLdaily high min1.6 C (34.9 F)0.9 C (1.6 F)3 years4 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Oran-Hopital Militaire, DZdaily low max (Tie)15.0 C (59.0 F)tie4 years1 of 100 (Routine)
24 April 1908Dublin Phoenix Park, IEdaily low min (Tie)-0.3 C (31.5 F)tie5 years1 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1799 to 1908
Records on 04-24 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1908. 1908 had 21 records. 01,0002,0003,0001799: 11805: 11806: 11807: 11809: 11812: 21815: 11817: 11838: 11839: 11842: 11843: 11852: 31854: 41855: 21857: 31861: 11865: 11866: 11868: 11869: 11872: 21874: 21875: 41876: 11878: 21880: 11881: 21883: 31884: 11885: 11886: 41887: 11888: 31889: 11890: 11892: 21893: 31894: 21895: 31897: 21898: 41899: 61900: 11901: 101902: 31903: 221904: 91905: 161906: 251907: 121908: 211909: 251910: 461911: 191912: 111913: 391914: 151915: 541916: 241917: 461918: 1121919: 881920: 511921: 341922: 561923: 971924: 1551925: 4651926: 3531927: 3521928: 3191929: 1501930: 6591931: 3661932: 2181933: 2241934: 2971935: 2221936: 1881937: 5671938: 1911939: 5571940: 5011941: 2621942: 6141943: 5771944: 5711945: 4141946: 4871947: 2611948: 5011949: 3631950: 6351951: 3511952: 5071953: 3901954: 5471955: 6701956: 6421957: 6311958: 6931959: 4141960: 1,2831961: 1,1491962: 6691963: 3611964: 4981965: 4731966: 5391967: 1,1761968: 8971969: 5471970: 9631971: 7701972: 3981973: 3941974: 7081975: 6281976: 5231977: 1,0351978: 3891979: 6641980: 1,1571981: 1,1041982: 8621983: 1,3441984: 7451985: 7441986: 1,0091987: 7751988: 7561989: 1,7761990: 1,2081991: 6051992: 6691993: 1,0151994: 8621995: 1,6091996: 1,2731997: 1,2271998: 1,0851999: 1,1482000: 1,1102001: 1,1462002: 1,0522003: 8512004: 7742005: 1,7472006: 8442007: 1,1562008: 7992009: 1,0562010: 7532011: 1,0182012: 2,0242013: 1,5722014: 4942015: 5662016: 4802017: 7472018: 7392019: 8582020: 5412021: 4702022: 5942023: 7442024: 3882025: 4331799186518891908192519421959197619932010
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1799 to 1908. 1908 had 21 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 04-24 in each year
YearRecords
17991
18051
18061
18071
18091
18122
18151
18171
18381
18391
18421
18431
18523
18544
18552
18573
18611
18651
18661
18681
18691
18722
18742
18754
18761
18782
18801
18812
18833
18841
18851
18864
18871
18883
18891
18901
18922
18933
18942
18953
18972
18984
18996
19001
190110
19023
190322
19049
190516
190625
190712
190821
190925
191046
191119
191211
191339
191415
191554
191624
191746
1918112
191988
192051
192134
192256
192397
1924155
1925465
1926353
1927352
1928319
1929150
1930659
1931366
1932218
1933224
1934297
1935222
1936188
1937567
1938191
1939557
1940501
1941262
1942614
1943577
1944571
1945414
1946487
1947261
1948501
1949363
1950635
1951351
1952507
1953390
1954547
1955670
1956642
1957631
1958693
1959414
19601,283
19611,149
1962669
1963361
1964498
1965473
1966539
19671,176
1968897
1969547
1970963
1971770
1972398
1973394
1974708
1975628
1976523
19771,035
1978389
1979664
19801,157
19811,104
1982862
19831,344
1984745
1985744
19861,009
1987775
1988756
19891,776
19901,208
1991605
1992669
19931,015
1994862
19951,609
19961,273
19971,227
19981,085
19991,148
20001,110
20011,146
20021,052
2003851
2004774
20051,747
2006844
20071,156
2008799
20091,056
2010753
20111,018
20122,024
20131,572
2014494
2015566
2016480
2017747
2018739
2019858
2020541
2021470
2022594
2023744
2024388
2025433

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).